Current Date And Time In Sambong, North Korea
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
11:31:00 KST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sambong, North Hamgyong, North Korea? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sambong.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Sambong align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) on April 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sambong.
This is North Korea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on North Korea's country-level and North Hamgyong holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sambong as anywhere else in North Korea.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are North Korea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on North Korea's country and North Hamgyong holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sambong just as everywhere else in North Korea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | April 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
| Day of Foundation of the Republic | September 9 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.korea-dpr.com |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Day of the Sun (Kim Il-sung Birthday) | Thu, Apr 15, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
In Sambong, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Sambong's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule North Korea declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Sambong runs on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of North Korea — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.